Cassandra Sears spoke at length in an interview about the difficulty she's had coming to terms with her father's death, but hoped that Carr's sentencing would help bring some closure. She said she would read a statement to the court.

Chief Assistant District Attorney Chris Bednarski said he wasn't sure why Cassandra did not come to court today. The prosecutor could not reach her this morning.

A call from a Syracuse.com reporter to Cassandra's cell phone this morning also went unanswered.

Bednarski speculated that she was unable to come due to weather or the emotional stress of the moment.

Judge Thomas J. Miller postponed the case by more than an hour. Then he adjourned it, with the consent of defense lawyer William Bartholomae, so the victim's family could be heard at sentencing.